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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 2029 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - £60.0 vs £200.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-4790K - £0.41 vs £1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 35 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Space than Athlon 3000G - 151 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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Intel Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Athlon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Picasso | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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